Interested in smithing from the time he was a teen, Glenn Goldthwait began his dream of a rural, self-sustaining life in 1977. It was then that he built three hand-hewn cabins and found that the traditional ironwork needed for hinges and latches was not available. He purchased an anvil, a hammer, a few tongs and created ironwork for the cabins himself. Glenn called together others for their similar interests, and they organized the Northern Rockies Blacksmith Association. He has demonstrated ironwork at Fort Union, Bannack State Park and Nevada City. He has worked with Boy Scouts in his smithy and has a local young man as his apprentice.
Glenn Goldthwait
